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I hardly ever read short stories, and then when I do I end up with this. Most of the stories are somewhat oblique, and I get tired of not knowing fully what‘s going on. This is okay sometimes! But here I found it obnoxious—because the sentences are rather bland, to me, and not taking risks. I couldn‘t really grasp hold of any of the material: it all felt too flimsy and ethereal to dig into in any constructive way. I hope this is making sense.

“The editors believe that translation is the lifeblood of literature, that a language that is not in touch with other linguistic traditions loses its creative vitality...”

Taken right from the Biblioasis intro.

Got to meet Samuel Archibald today. It was so cool to hear about his writing process.

That's me, feeling like a hothouse flower in this hospital room.